Gram to Cup

39 grams of granulated sugar to cups

39 g of granulated sugar is about 0.2 cups, which is roughly 1/6 cup or 3.12 tablespoons. That comes from 200 g per US cup. Granulated sugar barely compresses, so this number holds.

Measure39 g of granulated sugar
Cups0.2
Kitchen measure1/6 cup
Tablespoons3.12
Grams per cup used200 g

Granulated sugar is the best behaved ingredient in the kitchen. Its crystals are heavy, uniform and free flowing, so a cup weighs 200 g whether you scoop it, pour it or spoon it. There is no packing method to argue about.

Result
0.83 cups
About 7/8 cup of all-purpose flour. 100 g is 3.53 oz by weight.
Assumes spoon-and-level. Scooped flour runs closer to 140 g a cup.

Questions

How many cups is 39 g of granulated sugar?
0.2 cups, or about 1/6 cup. That is worked out at 200 g per US cup.
How many tablespoons is 39 g of granulated sugar?
About 3.12 tablespoons, since one US cup is 16 tablespoons. For small amounts tablespoons are usually the more accurate measure to work with.
Why does 39 g give a different number of cups for other ingredients?
Because cups measure volume and grams measure weight. 39 g of granulated sugar is 0.2 cups at 200 g per cup, while the same 39 g of a denser or lighter ingredient fills a different amount of space.

Other amounts of granulated sugar

24 g25 g28 g30 g32 g33 g35 g40 g45 g50 g

See all granulated sugar conversions or 39 g of every other ingredient.